Worst place to work in TV - Creative Manager A+E Networks Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

401K, Health Insurance, Benefits, Bonus

Cons

The worst management at any company I have worked at. Extremely toxic, fake and pretend they care about you when they really don't at all. None of your talent or specialties you bring to the table are listened to and they go behind your back and undo or change what is agreed or discussed in a meeting. Senior team members are extremely insecure of their positions, extremity over paid as they know this is really the only gig they'll ever have. HR claim themselves as "the people team" when they don't really care about you. They put on a facade and turn a blind eye to the toxic and bad behaviors by senior management. Senior team members are legacy people and have no concept of modern practices or technologies and are not interested to learn. Even when the company is failing, they blame it on "oh, it's the tv industry" rather than taking notice of what competitors are doing in the landscape to be innovative in a forever changing industry. If you work in digital, forget about this place. it's 10 years behind and outdated systems that are obsolete. Don't waste your time unless you are looking for a place that will serve you as a retirement village of amateur work.

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5.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

I worked on the Content Creation team which is primarily made up of contract employees. Work is remote, but plenty of opportunities to get together in office and meet other people and socialize afterwards. Everyone on the team is great to work with, there are efficient systems in place and it is a well-oiled machine! I've done two contract rounds with them and am looking forward to my next one.

Cons

No opportunities to convert from contract to staff. There are a lot of things that aren't available to contract employees that are only available to staff (certain meetings, resources, etc). Contract employees are limited to 18 months, and then are required to take a year off.

2.0
May 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Some very nice people; had good benefits although those are being cut back because of financial uncertainty

Cons

Fading industry, frequent layoff cycles with hints of more to come, the company is trying to innovate but some divisions are slow to modernize other than throwing around silly talking points at meetings.

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